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but that is not with the clinton bill did. it just said to people, go get a job. it was a kick in the pants bill. on top of that, you don't have a legal right to get it anymore and you have a time limit of only five years. in those first four years, yes, people went to work, but what nobody talks about is that 40% of the people who le welfare, even between 1996 and 2000, ended up with no welfare and no job. it was not so marvelous even then. but there was that increase. that increase went from 49% of the single moms on welfare who had been on welfare to 64%. it is now going back down to 54%. it started going in the other direction in the year 2000. so we have been seeing for some time that the thing was not working properly, that it was not really helping enough people and it was really hurting some people. then comes the recession and we definitely -- if we needed proved, people say to me, it turns out you are right. i was right all along. [laughter] tavis: even though you don't want to be. i have said many times on this program, reminding people how long time th
but that is not with the clinton bill did. it just said to people, go get a job. it was a kick in the pants bill. on top of that, you don't have a legal right to get it anymore and you have a time limit of only five years. in those first four years, yes, people went to work, but what nobody talks about is that 40% of the people who le welfare, even between 1996 and 2000, ended up with no welfare and no job. it was not so marvelous even then. but there was that increase. that increase went from...
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bill clinton encouraged a seat for japan and president bush made it official u.s. policy and japan is waiting. but here is why it was symbolically important. obama's trip was the first long- term strategic important thing that he has done. he has taken a look at the entire region and what he is doing is shoring up india to serve as a counter weight against the increasing and economic military power of china. he is putting the pakistanis on notice because pakistan is playing a dangerous game between us and the taliban in afghanistan. he is playing a sophisticated long-term strategic game and it will accrue to our benefit. india is the biggest democracy in the world, natural ally and i say well done president obama. >> really? >> yes. >> you want to put that in writing. >> you have it on tape, john. >> notarize. >> it's on tape. >> i agree with that. i think india is a critical country for us. there are a few other people who are not happy about it, the pakistani and chinese amongst others but absolutely we have to find someone to recognize them and they are a democr
bill clinton encouraged a seat for japan and president bush made it official u.s. policy and japan is waiting. but here is why it was symbolically important. obama's trip was the first long- term strategic important thing that he has done. he has taken a look at the entire region and what he is doing is shoring up india to serve as a counter weight against the increasing and economic military power of china. he is putting the pakistanis on notice because pakistan is playing a dangerous game...
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he's in the low 40s, which is better than where ronald reagan was and bill clinton was in their first term at a comparable time and they both won reelection. it is a wave election. it's not about the republicans. the best thing, maybe the only thing the democrats have going for them is a weakness of the republican candidates. candidates like sharon ankle in nevada, kim in colorado are hurting the ticket on down and the anger that's in the country and the distrust of political leaders is not only aimed at the democratic party, also aimed at the republican leadership. all the energy is on the tea party side of the sector. >> do you think democrats are going to turn out in number or they will be out flanked by the republicans? >> the new people obama brought into the process in '08. young people, minorities, they are disappointed. they aren't energized and we learned sadly that obama is not leading a movement, he is a solo operator and those groups are probably not going to show up. the people who are going to show up are the angry rights. >> is that the reason why this could be a blowou
he's in the low 40s, which is better than where ronald reagan was and bill clinton was in their first term at a comparable time and they both won reelection. it is a wave election. it's not about the republicans. the best thing, maybe the only thing the democrats have going for them is a weakness of the republican candidates. candidates like sharon ankle in nevada, kim in colorado are hurting the ticket on down and the anger that's in the country and the distrust of political leaders is not...
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bush's wasn't great, bill clinton's wasn't great, j.f.k.'s wasn't great but as barbara bush once said of the clintons, don't worry, they'll learn. and presumably they'll get smarter at this although we can't be sure that past is prologue here. so it's possible they aren't going to figure this out the way other presidents have in the second year. i was struck by one other human factor thing that i think is unique to this. for the first six to eight months, he's alone in that white house at night. i'm not saying that's a big issue but i'm saying most people have a partner who's there, they can talk to and i'm struck by the very small universe of advisers this president has outside of the people he works with. >> the other thing i'm struck by and i think it's really telling in foreign policy is how much he enjoys flattery. we all enjoy flattery but he goes to riyadh, his first summit, and on this most recent asian trip and all the foreign leaders know what they have to do, whether it's florida panthers -- vladimir putin or president xi, just fl
bush's wasn't great, bill clinton's wasn't great, j.f.k.'s wasn't great but as barbara bush once said of the clintons, don't worry, they'll learn. and presumably they'll get smarter at this although we can't be sure that past is prologue here. so it's possible they aren't going to figure this out the way other presidents have in the second year. i was struck by one other human factor thing that i think is unique to this. for the first six to eight months, he's alone in that white house at...
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bob dole and bill clinton. and i agreed to do it. and then they apparently went on talking and they couldn't agree who was going to do the other two debates so finally these guys started yelling at each other and they said look, we can agree on -- this is ha i was told later. we can agree on larry. let's see if he can do all three so we can get this thing over with and go to bed at night. that was it. >> belva: your book is called "tension city". that men there was three times that you could go through this. there is a favorite story that you tell in the book about the first president bush and his advice or his comment about what's involved in doing this. >> well, it kind of comes from that. i asked him what were they like, mr. preponderasident. >> he said, oh it was tension city. the editor finally called me. the book was ready to go and the editor called me and said we're not sure moderator is right. i was very defensive about it and i said well that is the title. he said let me ask you a question, jim. would you buy a book with th
bob dole and bill clinton. and i agreed to do it. and then they apparently went on talking and they couldn't agree who was going to do the other two debates so finally these guys started yelling at each other and they said look, we can agree on -- this is ha i was told later. we can agree on larry. let's see if he can do all three so we can get this thing over with and go to bed at night. that was it. >> belva: your book is called "tension city". that men there was three times...
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>> i really give a lot of credit to bill clinton. he really framed the opinion against the republicans and he worked in florida. and look for clinton triangulation to return if he wins. >> and we heard about the performance of bill clinton. was there anything comparable in the republican convention that would help romney? >> no, i don't think there was anything comparable. i don't think there is anybody in american politics who is comparable to bill clinton, frankly. look, the issue is -- >> has romney done a badon about explaining five elements in the economic proposal and is time on romney's side? >> time is not on romney's side. and he lass not done a good job, i will put it that way. the issue is going to be determined one way or the other on the debates. that's when the candidates are up there. and if romney does it well, and he will have a chance and if he doesn't do well and obama wipes him out, he vill no chance. >> what is your brie diction? >> i think he will -- prediction? >> i think he will do very well. i have seen him i
>> i really give a lot of credit to bill clinton. he really framed the opinion against the republicans and he worked in florida. and look for clinton triangulation to return if he wins. >> and we heard about the performance of bill clinton. was there anything comparable in the republican convention that would help romney? >> no, i don't think there was anything comparable. i don't think there is anybody in american politics who is comparable to bill clinton, frankly. look, the...
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bill clinton has become mr. humanitarian in chief. >> when bill clinton's presidency ended in its closing days, one of his close aides confided to me, you know, i'm really worried. i worry that he's going to end up like willie mays. remember willie mays the hall of famer ended his career at an atlantic city casino, because he didn't have the judgment and needed the money. the fear is that without bill clinton, without all the organization, without all the staff aides, would not -- would be directionalist and wouldn't know how to use his platform. that fear turned out to be really misplaced. clinton did, i think, kind of flail around for maybe six months after his presidency ended. but then he took on real purpose, and he's been a phenomenally active ex-president. he's become a much more bipartisan figure than he ever was during his eight years in office. and i think he has -- he's achieved his ambition, which is to be kind of a figure of the world. a representative of the united states, but a figure of the world
bill clinton has become mr. humanitarian in chief. >> when bill clinton's presidency ended in its closing days, one of his close aides confided to me, you know, i'm really worried. i worry that he's going to end up like willie mays. remember willie mays the hall of famer ended his career at an atlantic city casino, because he didn't have the judgment and needed the money. the fear is that without bill clinton, without all the organization, without all the staff aides, would not -- would...
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bill clinton. >> bill clinton i think had a reasonably good grasp on the al qaeda threat. responded to it somewhat ineffectually. didn't respond to the attack on u.s.s. cole. which was in the last waning months of his administration. and i would think -- i think that his -- he and his national security group generally speaking had a fairly good sense that al qaeda was a big problem. now, going to the bush administration, george w. bush, they come out of this history not looking at all good, particularly in the preamble to 9-11. they were preoccupied by iraq, by anti-ballistic missile defense which does nothing to stop terrorists and received a lot of warning about al qaeda as a threat. george w. bush took the longest parfittal vacation in three decades during the summer of 2001 despite all this information in the system that something was going to happen. condoleezza rice claimed that the administration was a battle station during this period but there's almost nothing to substantiate that. and they were enormously surprised on 9-11. they overreacted in many ways. some of
bill clinton. >> bill clinton i think had a reasonably good grasp on the al qaeda threat. responded to it somewhat ineffectually. didn't respond to the attack on u.s.s. cole. which was in the last waning months of his administration. and i would think -- i think that his -- he and his national security group generally speaking had a fairly good sense that al qaeda was a big problem. now, going to the bush administration, george w. bush, they come out of this history not looking at all...
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sat on what the impeachment of bill clinton? >> this is enormously big. you've got the killing of bin lapped, the siege credits have been leaked to hollywood. you've got the kill list right there in the situation room. bless the third one? the thing that you talked about last year, how it got into the iranian centrifuges and how it got out. >> namely, we did it. >> but this is extraordinary. all the details. it came right out of the situation room. >> the situation room? >> where is the situation room? >> the situation room is on the basement floor of the white house west wing. >> so obama leaked it. >> these leaks are terrible but they clearly came right out of his own entourage. >> to make obama look good. >> that's what everybody says. i don't know where else could you get material like. that such, you cover the >> wait a minute, eleanor. >> obama says it's coming from beurre crates, lower level beurre crates. but this is very likely coming from people high up, because some of the sources cited were crielted >>> out of time. happy father's day. bye-bye
sat on what the impeachment of bill clinton? >> this is enormously big. you've got the killing of bin lapped, the siege credits have been leaked to hollywood. you've got the kill list right there in the situation room. bless the third one? the thing that you talked about last year, how it got into the iranian centrifuges and how it got out. >> namely, we did it. >> but this is extraordinary. all the details. it came right out of the situation room. >> the situation room?...
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gwen: bill clinton. >> but bill clinton didn't have that war. >> i think the real question is how the iraq war is judged in history. he had the iraq war. he had the financial collapse in his last few months. hurricane katrina. there were a number of things that as he left office made him a very unpopular president. and one who was judged harshly as he left. people around him believe that there is a fuller story to tell. and that the museum itself doesn't do that. but this sets in motion be a r an opportunity to -- in motion an opportunity to look at him more broadly. his initiative on hiv-aids in africa, the fact that he advocated for comprehensive -- nugely significant. the fact that he advocated for immigration reform was defeated by his own party on that. his own party has begun to come around. and approach that issue differently. so i think they believe that over a long period of time, there may be a reassessment. >> your paper reported that the relationship between him and president obama remains fairly cool. i -- maybe that's inevitable given how strongly obama was against the i
gwen: bill clinton. >> but bill clinton didn't have that war. >> i think the real question is how the iraq war is judged in history. he had the iraq war. he had the financial collapse in his last few months. hurricane katrina. there were a number of things that as he left office made him a very unpopular president. and one who was judged harshly as he left. people around him believe that there is a fuller story to tell. and that the museum itself doesn't do that. but this sets in...
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bush with bill clinton and obama saying, we're the presidents club. donald trump's nowhere to be seen. president trump got out of town and went to mar-a-lago instead of being there. gracious last note, though, was trump did leave a note for biden, which is important, a little bit of a healing gesture. >> i'd like uh-uh to take a look at this image. supreme court justice sewonya sotomayor administering the oath to kamala harris using justice's bible. >> i think the symbolism is perfect. i think the whole thing was quite magnificent and reassuring and inspiring. i think this signifiied here we are, these women of color, and there's thurgood marshall's bible. all the imagery. you cannot beat that for making people feel a change has come. all of it was there in that visual. >> biden also said, quote, i know the forces that divide us are keep and they are real -- >> but i also know they are not new. our history has been a constant struggle between the american ideal that we all are created equal and the harsh ugly reality that racism, nativism, fear, demon
bush with bill clinton and obama saying, we're the presidents club. donald trump's nowhere to be seen. president trump got out of town and went to mar-a-lago instead of being there. gracious last note, though, was trump did leave a note for biden, which is important, a little bit of a healing gesture. >> i'd like uh-uh to take a look at this image. supreme court justice sewonya sotomayor administering the oath to kamala harris using justice's bible. >> i think the symbolism is...
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or how will the democrats manage bill clinton? what does barbara bush really think about jeb? the former florida governor sat to tackle at least one of those questions this week during his first big pre-campaign foreign policy speech. >> just for the record one more time, i love my brother, i love my dad, and i admire their service to the nation and the difficult decisions that they had to make. but i'm my own man and my views are shaped by my own thinking and my own experiences. gwen: clearly this declaration happened for a reason. what it was, john? >> i life my brother and my dad too g. mine, as well. >> usually in politics when you have to declare you're your own man, it's a problem because somebody suggesting there's a rasputin or puppet strings but in this case his father and brother were presidents and he's trying to rush out from under their shadows. president george w. bush is still not popular and the iraq war with which he's associated is unpopular. also people don't want to think people are skating into the white house on a famous name and jeb bush wants to rattle
or how will the democrats manage bill clinton? what does barbara bush really think about jeb? the former florida governor sat to tackle at least one of those questions this week during his first big pre-campaign foreign policy speech. >> just for the record one more time, i love my brother, i love my dad, and i admire their service to the nation and the difficult decisions that they had to make. but i'm my own man and my views are shaped by my own thinking and my own experiences. gwen:...
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clinton, the family on the democratic side. today it is another bush entering the race. the bushes are the nearest thing the united states has to royalty with his fault and eldest brother having been president. jeb has his work cut out. "bbc news," miami. >> for more on today's announcement, i spoke a short time with muthaura. he is an abc news political analyst. he also served as chief strategist for the george w. bush campaign in 2004. >> thank you very much. what would america under a third president prussia look like? >> well, that is part of the difficulty that obviously jeb faces in this thing. he doesn't want to con veilleux it is america under a third bush. he wants it under him. i think he is going to follow a lot of the policies of his brother and father. part of that is just conservative republican mantra. but i think there is a difference about him. he is difference from his father and brother. but one of the things i think we need to hear as voters and people out there is what actually he is going to do. today was
clinton, the family on the democratic side. today it is another bush entering the race. the bushes are the nearest thing the united states has to royalty with his fault and eldest brother having been president. jeb has his work cut out. "bbc news," miami. >> for more on today's announcement, i spoke a short time with muthaura. he is an abc news political analyst. he also served as chief strategist for the george w. bush campaign in 2004. >> thank you very much. what would...
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now, you worked for a democratic administration, bill clinton. we'll come back to welfare and your role in that in just a second. but what say you about and i know your book isn't partisan, per se but what say you about these democrats who did not stand up and fight to save and to protect food stamps here literally just days ago? >> so you're talking about the vote in the senate. tavis: absolutely. >> so let's not over-interpret that, although let's not under- interpret it, either. tavis: okay, i'll take that. >> because it is the tip of the iceberg, but i don't think that in a broader sense democrats have turned against food stamps at all. what i was talking about in terms of turning food stamps into a block grant so that the state could help whoever it wanted at whatever level it wanted, there isn't any democrat that i know of who's in favor of that. as part of the farm bill last week, where they were making cuts for farmers in a somewhat timid way, but nonetheless moving in the right direction to cut down on direct payments to farmers, the pol
now, you worked for a democratic administration, bill clinton. we'll come back to welfare and your role in that in just a second. but what say you about and i know your book isn't partisan, per se but what say you about these democrats who did not stand up and fight to save and to protect food stamps here literally just days ago? >> so you're talking about the vote in the senate. tavis: absolutely. >> so let's not over-interpret that, although let's not under- interpret it, either....
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>> welcome to the program, tonight former president bill clinton talks about his wife's health, the campaign so far, his foundation and much more.ife's >> i think her lifestyle and her underlying indicators from blood pressure to amount of exercise, to everything else means it's almost that she is in better health than her opponent but we don't know because he hasn't disclosed. i bent over backwards to try to make sure there was no conflict of interest or appearance of conflict of interest. we reached an agreement with the white house before hillary became secretary of state about how all donations would be handled, how the foundation would be run. and i've been working ever since hillary-- for almost a year now, to try to determine what more we need to do. i said the other day, if she wins, i will resign from the foundation board and i won't raise any money. we won't take any foreign money. nor will we take any american corporate money. >> rose: bill clinton for the hour next. >> funding for >> rose: funding for "charlie rose" has been provided by the following: >> and by bloomberg, a provi
>> welcome to the program, tonight former president bill clinton talks about his wife's health, the campaign so far, his foundation and much more.ife's >> i think her lifestyle and her underlying indicators from blood pressure to amount of exercise, to everything else means it's almost that she is in better health than her opponent but we don't know because he hasn't disclosed. i bent over backwards to try to make sure there was no conflict of interest or appearance of conflict of...
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they said it in 1992 and then oops, guess what, bill clinton was in that field. what is your assessment of how much trouble the republicans are in this terms of not having their best players on the field? >> i'm not convinced this is necessarily a weak field. there are three former governors in the race, which is always an impressive credential to run for president. mitt romney, john huntsman from utah and tim pawlenty from minnesota. all of them are very strong in their own degrees among republicans. and then you have several interesting others. michelle bachman from minnesota. >> newt gingrich had a following. >> helps on a two-week vacation from his presidential campaign. but i don't think it's any weaker of a field -- i was thinking back to the first campaign i wover covered in 1999 in iowa. that was june 13 of 1999 when george w. bush made his first campaign visit. he was the governor in the field but there were several other people and that wasn't particularly a strong field except his last name was bush. i think this field is fine. there's been hankering f
they said it in 1992 and then oops, guess what, bill clinton was in that field. what is your assessment of how much trouble the republicans are in this terms of not having their best players on the field? >> i'm not convinced this is necessarily a weak field. there are three former governors in the race, which is always an impressive credential to run for president. mitt romney, john huntsman from utah and tim pawlenty from minnesota. all of them are very strong in their own degrees among...
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clinton who is about as good as a surrogate to get out there and get the base -- >> they did not stop trying to win votes in those states. gwen: this week we saw talk of an expanded map. pennsylvania, minnesota. is that true? >> it's not going to work. they can try it. gwen: republicans are saying we can win pennsylvania. >> do i believe it's tighter than it was earlier? gwen: yes. >> i do. but is it going to shrink fast enough? no. partly because when you think about those states, what do they have in common? the democratics of those states is much -- demographics of those states is much more towards romney. there has been very little work done to sort of laying the groundwork. >> it may be slightly more likely than jim mussina's plan a year ago to expand the map into arizona and georgia, but not a lot more. gwen: the other question i have for your guys, is so how late are we going to be up on tuesday? >> i think we'll know by midnight. >> you think? >> yep. >> wow, that is very good. i hope that is true. i don't feel like we've known at midnight for a long time. >> in 2008 we did. b
clinton who is about as good as a surrogate to get out there and get the base -- >> they did not stop trying to win votes in those states. gwen: this week we saw talk of an expanded map. pennsylvania, minnesota. is that true? >> it's not going to work. they can try it. gwen: republicans are saying we can win pennsylvania. >> do i believe it's tighter than it was earlier? gwen: yes. >> i do. but is it going to shrink fast enough? no. partly because when you think about...
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he gave guidance to dwight eisenhower, richard nixon, lyndon johnson, even bill clinton and his time of troubles. laura: he had a particularly close relationship with the bush family.he what role did play in george w. bush conversion to christianity? >> george w. bush credits billy graham with hi being a born again christian and with his finding sobriety. which of course, is absolutely essential to the career of george w. bush. laura: in moments of national pain, like 9/11, the oklahoma city bombing, what was it about having billy graham by your side as a president that was so important? portant because though he was a christian preacher, his message could resonate across religious lined across any k of denominational lines. this spiritual gravitas. he wasn't just a political religious right person. he was actuallyte q- quite critical of the religious rights, saying we don't want to poison b religion nging it too close to politics. if he was around on this very day, he would not be giving mulligans to donald trump for his lack of personal responsibility. believed in personal rectitud
he gave guidance to dwight eisenhower, richard nixon, lyndon johnson, even bill clinton and his time of troubles. laura: he had a particularly close relationship with the bush family.he what role did play in george w. bush conversion to christianity? >> george w. bush credits billy graham with hi being a born again christian and with his finding sobriety. which of course, is absolutely essential to the career of george w. bush. laura: in moments of national pain, like 9/11, the oklahoma...
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bill clinton. >> people forget and politicians and the apparatus covering politics forget that elections are giant sovereignties and the election for president is the grandest job interview on the planet. >> charlie: also from the clinton global initiative we talk about climate with gina mccarthy, david crane, joseÉ mariÍa figueres olsen. >> i believe that we're at the questiobeginning of a new dawn e talk about climate change solutions and that we finally made the link between the economy and environment. >> charlie: we conclude with juan manuel santos, the president of colombia. >> i decided it was one of the risky decisions to talk and fight at the same time. i have not accepted any cease fire. people don't understand that. why are you talking about peace and killing each other here in colombia? to explain that is difficult, so the sooner we finish the process, the more lives we'll save, the more suffering we'll -- the less suffering we're going to have and, so, hopefully, by next year, it will be over. >> charlie: clinton, climate and santos, when we continue. >> and by bloomberg.
bill clinton. >> people forget and politicians and the apparatus covering politics forget that elections are giant sovereignties and the election for president is the grandest job interview on the planet. >> charlie: also from the clinton global initiative we talk about climate with gina mccarthy, david crane, joseÉ mariÍa figueres olsen. >> i believe that we're at the questiobeginning of a new dawn e talk about climate change solutions and that we finally made the link...
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one after the other, presidents jimmy carter, bill clinton, barack obama and george w. bush took turns praising the presidency of lyndon b. johnson and the accomplishments of the civil rights act of 1964. one striking thing these men have in common -- an appreciation of just how hard it is to get big things done. earlier today i spoke with "time" magazine's michael duffy about president obama's revealing speech. >> those of us who have had the singular privilege to hold the office of the presidency know well that progress can be hard and it can be slow. frustrating and sometimes stymied, the office humbles you. you're reminded daily that in this great democracy you are but a relay swimmer in the currents of history, bound by decisions of those who came before, reliant on the efforts of those who will follow to fully vindicate your ision. gwen: michael duffy, the author of "the president's club," joins me now. for any president, it's all about vindicating your vision, isn't it? >> there's always time for another coat of paint, even after you've left the white house. when
one after the other, presidents jimmy carter, bill clinton, barack obama and george w. bush took turns praising the presidency of lyndon b. johnson and the accomplishments of the civil rights act of 1964. one striking thing these men have in common -- an appreciation of just how hard it is to get big things done. earlier today i spoke with "time" magazine's michael duffy about president obama's revealing speech. >> those of us who have had the singular privilege to hold the...
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bill clinton did not campaign because of the impeachment scandal. 1988 wheno go back to you see ronald reagan campaign for george bush to see a popular president campaign. laura: how much is not going to help her as the public has qualms that have been fed into by the fbi director? anthony: he will be the character witness. he will stand up and say we were adversaries, she worked by my side, i trusted her, she is reliable. barack obama will broaden the appeal to minorities. he will also broaden appeal to vote, and the populist left-wing of the democratic party -- where hillary clinton has struggled. he can rally the base around hillary clinton and get these demographics on her side. he could be a big help. other news from around the world, a court in belgium handed out sentences of up to 16-years to jihadists linked to the attacks in paris and brussels. the 4 men were arrested in january of 2015. the men have been in contact with islamic state militants in syria through abdelhamid abaaoud , who led the attacks in paris. course ofnts in the the day. the italian coast guard, the navy, an
bill clinton did not campaign because of the impeachment scandal. 1988 wheno go back to you see ronald reagan campaign for george bush to see a popular president campaign. laura: how much is not going to help her as the public has qualms that have been fed into by the fbi director? anthony: he will be the character witness. he will stand up and say we were adversaries, she worked by my side, i trusted her, she is reliable. barack obama will broaden the appeal to minorities. he will also broaden...
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bill clinton left office with 39% approval having pardoned the on powerball mark rich, and now he is one of the more popular figures in the country. w probably goes up. >> there was a poll of historians lately. he has a way to go before he bounces back seriously. he used up a surplus and made a huge deficit, took us into war that was, in my view, unnecessary, and i think history will not look fondly on him. >> on a personal level, so smart and wise to lay low like this. >> it is not wise, it is a matter of character. the reason he chose to, that is who he is. he thought, i had my innings, i ought to give respect to my office and successor, even as his successor kept attacking him month after month into his presidency. it was not only in the election of 2008. incredible restrained and dignity. bush said nothing. i think that is a matter of character, not just political choice. bush deprive the democrats, to a large degree of integrity. it is fair to say barack obama twice chose to run against him in 2008 and 2012. i thought the most adroit political move was president obama endorsing
bill clinton left office with 39% approval having pardoned the on powerball mark rich, and now he is one of the more popular figures in the country. w probably goes up. >> there was a poll of historians lately. he has a way to go before he bounces back seriously. he used up a surplus and made a huge deficit, took us into war that was, in my view, unnecessary, and i think history will not look fondly on him. >> on a personal level, so smart and wise to lay low like this. >> it...
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bush and bill clinton have been there done that. as president bush said i can't tell you who is going to win. but i can tell you what's going to happen. really? what does he know that we don't know, michael? >> he mostly knows he doesn't have to live through this again. they both know that and enjoying that immensely even though they're living vicariously through their brothers and their wife. clinton said something really interesting in this interview that explains both his broader political philosophy the clintons and the race. he says voters hate divisive environments. but they sometimes reward them. and that was a great -- gwen: what does that mean? >> it means -- if you're a politician don't be afraid of division and strife. and kind of run toward it. it might actually help you in the end. which of course is a great explanation for in some ways his presidency. and may also pertain to his wife. the interesting thing is that both of these men decided to appear at this moment. when both parties are having a -- an anti-establishmen
bush and bill clinton have been there done that. as president bush said i can't tell you who is going to win. but i can tell you what's going to happen. really? what does he know that we don't know, michael? >> he mostly knows he doesn't have to live through this again. they both know that and enjoying that immensely even though they're living vicariously through their brothers and their wife. clinton said something really interesting in this interview that explains both his broader...
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people say bill clinton also got a lot of resistance. parties represent people. barack obama wasn't just a black politics. it wasn't just a matter of them looking at him as black person, it was who he represented and who they represented. >> rose: did you grow over the these eight years. >> yeah, a lot. >> rose: how tod you change? i didn't believe in reparations when we started. >> rose: you learned that from the civil war reading? >> the civil war reading was a gateway. >> rose: the 1200 books you read on the civil war. >> here's the thing. in terms of an ambassador, barack obama was, like, the best we had. >> rose: ambassador from whom to whom? >> from black america to the rest of the country. >> rose: right. by the standards which america tends to hold middle class values, et cetera, he was, like, a character out of the brady bunch or something. ivy league lawyer, wife is ivy league lawyer, beautiful children, dog named bo, just a miraculous representative. >> rose: what hollywood would have done if they made the movie. >> exactly, and half the political part
people say bill clinton also got a lot of resistance. parties represent people. barack obama wasn't just a black politics. it wasn't just a matter of them looking at him as black person, it was who he represented and who they represented. >> rose: did you grow over the these eight years. >> yeah, a lot. >> rose: how tod you change? i didn't believe in reparations when we started. >> rose: you learned that from the civil war reading? >> the civil war reading was a...
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president came under bill clinton, whose two termsed yie a near 209% return on the s&p b500. presidenack obama's two terms yielded a 166%tu , and president franklin d. roosevelt got around 141% during a te thre span. worth noting, though, that the gains in the obama and fdr administrations came on the heels of bigger market losses that predated them. meanwhile, the depression era administration of president herbert hoover produced around a 77% decline. forhat does the future hold markets? while every administration's policies are unique, this time around it may depend a l on developments out of washington, d.c. r "nightly business report," dominic chu. >> so let's take a look back at ameran presidents to see which were good for the economy and the market. we're joined to do tt by mike santoli and jeff bush, a strategist with the washington update. gentlemen, thanks so much for joining us tonight. appreciate it. i'm going to start with you if i could, jeff. you s that presidents can basically only bend the trajectory of the economy by setting up an environment that is more pos
president came under bill clinton, whose two termsed yie a near 209% return on the s&p b500. presidenack obama's two terms yielded a 166%tu , and president franklin d. roosevelt got around 141% during a te thre span. worth noting, though, that the gains in the obama and fdr administrations came on the heels of bigger market losses that predated them. meanwhile, the depression era administration of president herbert hoover produced around a 77% decline. forhat does the future hold markets?...
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." >> bill clinton was president. >> i did not hear him give a tip o'neill credit for ronald reagan's revolution in any way. what gas wo -- what gas was at its highest in 2008, but the democrats exploit it politically? you better believe it. if gas prices are high in 2012, you better believe republicans exploit it. >> can the president win if gasoline is $5 a gallon? >> it will hurt his chances. we lose a big question. generally, the two numbers that tell the most on election day is the -- and pulled the unemployment a -- were at a price of gasoline. it -- the unemployment number and the price of gasoline. it takes money out of your paycheck. it has an indirect effect because it slows the economy. it is attacks on the economy, it ends up in the pockets of saudis and russians. it has the secondary effect on unemployment. in that sense, if it begins to rise and depresses the economic recovery, that is the most important element. >> is it not true that when ronald reagan was running for reelection, the price of gas also went up, and he won? when george w. bush was running for reelection,
." >> bill clinton was president. >> i did not hear him give a tip o'neill credit for ronald reagan's revolution in any way. what gas wo -- what gas was at its highest in 2008, but the democrats exploit it politically? you better believe it. if gas prices are high in 2012, you better believe republicans exploit it. >> can the president win if gasoline is $5 a gallon? >> it will hurt his chances. we lose a big question. generally, the two numbers that tell the most...
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it has to stop. >> rose: well, there was a media friendy-- frenzy about bill clinton, number one. number two, there was a vote of impeachment in the house. >> yeah, but look at the-- look at the pattern of-- . >> rose: so there was rule of law took place. >> yeah, yeah, i'm talking about the general argument at the time was it didn't happen. it didn't happen. and then okay t did happen, but it doesn't matter. and the right was saying it did happen, cuz look at how many accusations there are. something's not right here. >> rose: you mean the women who came forward to say-- the same people that. >> correct. >> rose: the same people donald trump wanted to at a press conference before the debate. >> correct. so you flip it and his argument is what, a vast left wing conspiracy snr it's the same argument. it doesn't matter. we're not electing a pope. it is a vast left wing conspiracy. it's the same thing. that is where i think people are tired. they're tired of-- charlie, do you know anything that we as a people have spent more time on in the last ten years than arguing about the presid
it has to stop. >> rose: well, there was a media friendy-- frenzy about bill clinton, number one. number two, there was a vote of impeachment in the house. >> yeah, but look at the-- look at the pattern of-- . >> rose: so there was rule of law took place. >> yeah, yeah, i'm talking about the general argument at the time was it didn't happen. it didn't happen. and then okay t did happen, but it doesn't matter. and the right was saying it did happen, cuz look at how many...
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and by the time bill clinton was elected, the movement had found a president willing to take up their cause. clinton cracked down on guns. the anti-crime initiative, banning the import of assault- style handguns, the assault weapons ban, and the brady bill, requiring background checks at gun stores. it seemed like victory for the anti-gun forces, but that's not how the nra saw it. >> i think nra benefited tremendously through the clinton years, because of the extreme radicalism of the anti-gun... call them left wingers, i call them "regressives," not progressives, but the anti-gun people. >> it's in combat that the nra thrives. it's with enemies that the nra is best able to communicate its point of view. and, above all, raise money. >> the president of the united states. (applause) >> narrator: so, near the end of his administration, in the wake of columbine, the president would once again take on the nra. >> you have a unique chance-- a chance to make sure that the children of columbine are never forgotten. >> well, columbine was one of those visceral events where people reacted as p
and by the time bill clinton was elected, the movement had found a president willing to take up their cause. clinton cracked down on guns. the anti-crime initiative, banning the import of assault- style handguns, the assault weapons ban, and the brady bill, requiring background checks at gun stores. it seemed like victory for the anti-gun forces, but that's not how the nra saw it. >> i think nra benefited tremendously through the clinton years, because of the extreme radicalism of the...
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bill clinton towards the end of his administration enacted executive orders and regulations that protected a lot of environmental -- took a lot of environmental measures, ergonomics to reform the way workplaces function and physical condition for workers. president bush, like every president on foreign policy, made his great mark with the wars in iraq and afghanistan. and that's something presidents have a unique capacity to do. but i think what is different here is the scale of what he's doing on two big domestic policy issues that have been very difficult to legislate. gwen: now foreign policy issues. >> correct. but on climate, he's using the e.p.a. to do something he couldn't get through congress and on immigration, he's taken a substantial step towards a priority that he and president george w. bush shared could not get through. and so the fact that on both of those issues, cuba's a little different case because as tom said, the president's power to make foreign policy and engage in diplomatic relations, i think it's character exercise of executive authority than we have seen. >> so w
bill clinton towards the end of his administration enacted executive orders and regulations that protected a lot of environmental -- took a lot of environmental measures, ergonomics to reform the way workplaces function and physical condition for workers. president bush, like every president on foreign policy, made his great mark with the wars in iraq and afghanistan. and that's something presidents have a unique capacity to do. but i think what is different here is the scale of what he's doing...
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i'm a free spirit now. >> woodruff: george bush lost the white house to bill clinton that year, but the bitterness of that election would later give way to a close, working friendship between the men after they'd both left office. mr. bush largely stayed out of the limelight during president clinton's term. as the monica lewinsky scandal and eventual impeachment shook washington, mr. buused to publicly pass judgment. >> i vowed when i left the presidency twould try to avoid being critical of my successor, and i h gone to capitol hill and lobbied, and i'd just rather not get into that. >> mr. president, did you see yourself as the moral leader of this country, in addition to being the commander-in-chief, et cet?ra, when you were presid >> i don't think i ever put it in that lofty context-- i mean, im the moral leader of the united states of america. i don't think-- i mean, my mother would have killed me. but, no, i think there certain responsibility to respect the office that you're privileged to hold. >> woodruff: that reticence held into the presidency of his son, who won the bitterly
i'm a free spirit now. >> woodruff: george bush lost the white house to bill clinton that year, but the bitterness of that election would later give way to a close, working friendship between the men after they'd both left office. mr. bush largely stayed out of the limelight during president clinton's term. as the monica lewinsky scandal and eventual impeachment shook washington, mr. buused to publicly pass judgment. >> i vowed when i left the presidency twould try to avoid being...
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i don't always like to compare him to clinton but bill clinton was the master of explaining our economic predicament showing he understood it and adding prescriptions to it and i thought he dead as well as i have seen him do on that score and he reached out on some issues i thought was very strong on healthcare and confrontation and very strong on immigration. >> rose: doris kearns goodwin, can you hear me in boynton beach, florida? yes you can. >> most definitely. >> rose: your assessment of the speech? >> i thought the most important thing was that he did show vitality and animation and that he was still president. against the caricatures of people thinking he was already halfway out and i think that is so important for him leadership, it is important for his democratic followers and the people who are going to be running in the mid terms, as important, though, is, as everything he said was the way he projected himself tonight and i thought it was as good as i have seen him in a long time, he wove in a laundry list that didn't seem like a laundry list because they had a theam about mor
i don't always like to compare him to clinton but bill clinton was the master of explaining our economic predicament showing he understood it and adding prescriptions to it and i thought he dead as well as i have seen him do on that score and he reached out on some issues i thought was very strong on healthcare and confrontation and very strong on immigration. >> rose: doris kearns goodwin, can you hear me in boynton beach, florida? yes you can. >> most definitely. >> rose:...